This house has been empty for over a year. There is garbage and animal feces through out the house. Interior floors are badly sagging. There was an open pet door in the rear of the house for several months. After much complaining about cats and rats being seen they finally closed that off. Very concerned about the rats.

This rental house is badly in need of repairs. Roof is in terrible state. You know what it looks like? One of those junk houses you see on the news when someone gets killed in Detroit. I wonder how many township ordinances are being broken on this property.

Road Commission(Guest)

We are forwarding this comment to the appropriate staff within the Road Commission. However, for the quickest response in the future, please contact the Road commission directly. We are not able to monitor all the web sites where people file complaints. You can reach us toll free at 877-858-4804 or file a report on the Road Commission Web site at www.rcocweb.org. Also, please be aware that we now have far fewer staff than in the past. Due to ongoing budget cuts, we are now at staffing levels not seen since the 1950s, which means it is taking us longer to perform all routine tasks including pothole patching.
-Road Commission for Oakland County

How come our neighborhood is never plowed by Waterford Twp/RCOC? I have lived in this area for nearly a decade and I think I can count less than 3 times that I have ever seen a plow truck come by. Just this past holiday season with 7-8 inches of snowfall it took 18 DAYS for a plow truck to sweep through.

I understand most newer subdivisions/associations pay for private services to come in and handle plowing, but I'm not looking for a quick response when there is a storm. I'd just like to know that within a week of a decent snowfall (when the weather has cleared and there's no more snow falling to occupy the plows) that they will eventually come and clear the roads.

Where's the road co when you need them?(Guest)

Well, now that it's spring the road commission is a failure. Again the corner of San Mateo and Angelene could swallow a car with its need for a real road repair, at both ends of Angelene. I dealt with the road commission on this very spot, previously. Two big trucks zoomed over these holes almost cutting me off they were going so fast. My husband followed them nearby where they were erecting a sign. Repeat two big trucks to erect a sign but not repair the death trap potholes.

Oakdale drive's pavement has not once been fixed correctly. It destroys vehicles tires and suspensions, costing its residents hundreds in repairs. When im sure our tax dollars could at the very least recap the small streach of road, because trying to fix a pothole has never suceeded in improving the roads quality.

Road Commission(Guest)

We understand your frustration. However, due to the level of funding available, it is the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) long-standing policy that residents who wish to have their subdivision/neighborhood streets resurfaced, must pay for that work through the establishment of a special assessment district (SAD). In order to do this, at least 51 percent of the property owners on the streets in question must agree to the SAD. The cost of the SAD will be included in your property taxes and spread over a 10-year period.

Other than resurfacing through an SAD, pothole patching is the only other option available (which we will continue to do).

For more information about the SAD process, please contact RCOC's Subdivision Improvement and Development Division at 248-645-2000, ext. 2270.

concerned(Guest)

Road Commission(Guest)

FOR QUICKEST RESPONSE, REPORT POTHOLES DIRECTLY TO RCOC

Beverly Hills, Mich. — As spring pothole season approaches in Michigan, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) asks residents and motorists to contact the agency directly to report potholes and other road safety issues.
"Several Websites now encourage motorists to post road safety concerns,” noted RCOC Managing Director Brent Bair. “However, these sites do not share these complaints directly with the road commission."
If pothole complaints are called or e-mailed directly to the Road Commission, they are addressed as expediently as possible. Residents can contact RCOC’s Department of Customer Service directly via phone (toll free) at 877-858-4804 or through the Road Commission’s Website, www.rcocweb.org (click on the “contact us” button).
The Department of Customer Services is staffed weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The best way to report a non-emergency problem after hours is to file a report at the RCOC Website. For emergencies during non-business hours, contact the RCOC dispatch office at 248-858-4895.
"We take the safety of motorists seriously," Bair said. "The best way to have a concern addressed on the county road and bridge network is by directly contacting the Road Commission. When using alternate methods to report potholes, there is often an unnecessary delay leading to additional frustration and potential damage to
vehicles."
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